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Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. dated 29.8.2015, p. 3380&3390. H. P. ADVOCATE’S CLERKS WELFARE FUND ACT, 2015 3 (d) “Bar Association” means an association of Advocates recognized and registeredby the Bar Council under section 14 of the Himachal Pradesh Advocates WelfareFund Act, 1996; (e) “Bar Council” means the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh constituted undersection 3 of the Advocates Act, 1961; (f) “cessation of employment” means removal of the name of an Advocate's clerkfrom the State roll maintained by the Committee on account of his retirement; (g) “Committee” means the Himachal Pradesh Clerks Welfare Fund Committeeconstituted under section 4; (h) “dependant” means any of the following relatives of a deceased member of theFund, namely :— (I) widow, minor legitimate son, unmarried legitimate daughter or widowedmother; and (II) major legitimate son or legitimate married daughter who by virtue of infirmity is wholly dependant on the earnings of the member at the time ofhis death; (i) “Fund” means the Himachal Pradesh Advocate’s Clerks Welfare Fundconstituted under section 3; (j) “Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (k) “Member of the Fund” means an Advocate’s clerk admitted to the benefit of theFund and continuing to be a member thereof under the provisions of this Act; (l) “notification” means a notification published in Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh andthe word ‘notified’ shall be construed accordingly; (m) ‘‘prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (n) “retirement” means stoppage of employment as an Advocate’s clerk for reasonother than joining service or for carrying on any other gainful occupation,communicated to and recorded in the prescribed manner; (o) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act; (p) “stamp” means the Himachal Pradesh Advocate's Clerks Welfare Fund stampprinted and distributed under section 12; and 4 H. P. ADVOCATE’S CLERKS WELFARE FUND ACT, 2015 (q) “vakalatnama’ means a vakalatnama, memorandum of appearance or any otherdocument by which an Advocate or any other local practitioner is empowered toappear and plead before any court, tribunal or other authority.